Theme c

• Design argument


  An argument suggesting that proof of God's existence can be seen through the evidence of design in the world, also known as the teleological argument
• Enlightenment


  A philosophical movement in the 18th century that emphasized the use of reason to challenge traditional beliefs and dogmas
• Evil


  The suffering or misfortune that occurs in the world, which may be seen as a challenge to belief in a good and all-powerful God
• First cause argument


  An argument that God must exist as the first cause that set the universe in motion
• General Revelation


  Revelation of God through nature and scripture, as opposed to special revelation through visions or miracles
• Immanent


  The characteristic of God being present and involved in the world
• Impersonal


  The characteristic of God being distant and not directly involved in the world
• Miracles


  Events that are considered to be supernatural and beyond the normal course of nature, which may be seen as evidence of God's existence
• Omniscient


  The characteristic of God being all-knowing
• Omnipotent


  The characteristic of God being all-powerful
• Personal


  The characteristic of God being directly involved in the lives of individuals
• Revelation


  The disclosure of knowledge about God, either through special means like visions or through general means like nature and scripture
• Science


  The study of the natural world through empirical observation and experimentation, which may be seen as challenging or compatible with belief in God
• Special Revelation


  Revelation of God through visions, miracles, or other supernatural means
• Suffering


  The experience of pain, hardship, or distress, which may be seen as a challenge to belief in a good and all-powerful God
• Transcendent


  The characteristic of God being beyond and above the material world
• Ultimate Reality


  The fundamental nature of existence, which may be identified with God
• Vision


  A supernatural experience in which something is revealed to the recipient, which may be seen as evidence of God's existence
• The Wealth of Nations was written in 1776
• In classical economic theory, the word 'rational' means that economic agents are able to consider the outcome of their choices and recognise the net benefits of each one. Rational agents will select the choice which presents the highest benefits
• Consumers are assumed to act rationally by maximising their utility
• Producers are assumed to act rationally by selling goods/services in a way that maximises their profits
• Workers are assumed to act rationally by balancing welfare at work with consideration of both pay and benefits
• Governments are assumed to act rationally by placing the interests of the people they serve first in order to maximise their welfare
• It is a flawed assumption as people usually don't act rationally
• If a firm increases advertising


  Their demand curve shifts right
• Marginal utility


  The additional utility (satisfaction) gained from the consumption of an additional product
• If you add up marginal utility for each unit you get total utility
• uh late to you I do hope you're well welcome to this theme C existence of God and Revelation revision video I'm Ben Wardle and today we are talking about everything you need to know for theme Thief that we'll be talking about your keywords your key Concepts and also your key ao2 evaluation point so plenty to talk about today let's get started shall we
• On the exam we'll be answering five questions about theme C your question one two three four and five which total 24 marks and those questions could be about any of these seven topics
• The first topic will be the design argument including the strengths and the weaknesses of this
• The second topic is the first course argument and again we'll be looking at this strengths and weaknesses as well
• The third topic will be the argument from Miracles we will again look at the strengths and weaknesses and we'll also be looking at examples of Miracles which you do need to know for the exam
• We'll be looking at evil and suffering as an argument against the existence of God and we'll also be looking at scientific arguments against the existence of God
• We will then move on to looking at Revelation which is one of the key Concepts in the theme fee section so we'll be looking at special Revelation as a source of knowledge about God and when we talk about special Revelation we're talking about Visions so we'll be looking at Saint Paul's Vision on the road to Damascus for example and we'll be looking at how that might prove God's existence and what it might tell us about God but will then also be looking at criticisms of Visions
• We'll then also be looking at General Revelation as a source of knowledge about God and this is all about Revelation through nature and scripture
• You need to know the key words you need to know the key a01 content but then you also need to know your ao2 evaluation point for each of these topics as well remember half of your marketing GCSE re come from your evaluation
• The design argument is an argument suggesting that proof of God's existence can be seen through the evidence of design in the world also known as the teleological argument
• William Paley wrote a book called natural Theology and who believed that you could know God through nature that through observation of the world around you you can find evidence of design and that will lead you to the conclusion that God exists
• Paley's watchmaker analogy says that if you discovered a watch you wouldn't assume it had come into existence by chance, and the world is so much more complex than a watch, so it must have a designer - God